Maarten Boersma becomes Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

From 1 May 2025, Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma will step up as Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. As a biologist, he has been conducting research, predominantly at the Helgoland and Sylt stations

Team

AWI) Section retreat, Gut Ankelohe, February 2017 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section retreat, Gut Ankelohe, June 2019 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Behind the Science

leader Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann (Photo: Kerstin Rolfes) Gerrit Lohmann is a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute (Germany) and represents the field of "Physics of the Climate System" at the University

Polar sounds: Remixing the sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic seas

Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are collaborating with one of

Pioneering research reveals Arctic matter pathways poised for major shifts amidst climate change

Arctic biogeochemistry and ecosystems, while the fresh water itself alters ocean circulation. The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar an Marine Research (AWI) was part of the international

How the climate influenced the Antarctic Ocean - and may do so again

Verhalten. Um dem Verständnis der Strömung einen Schritt näher zu kommen, haben Forschende des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts und des Leibniz-Instituts für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde aus einem Sedimentdatensatz

Data Management

Data Management The DATA division of the Computing and Data Centre of the Alfred Wegener Institute is responsible for the publication of data products from environmental research and the research infr

Ecological Chemistry

the impact of CECs as well as safety guidelines and protocols for future monitoring. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Research topics and key questions We contribute to the program-oriented research within

Training Capacity Exchange

NF-POGO CofE had been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany's foremost polar and marine research institution. The 10th and final cohort at the Alfred Wegener Institute began in May 2023 and will

Climate Office

for the global climate system. The Climate Office for Polar Regions and Sea Level Rise at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is part of the regional Helmholtz [...] polaire français Paul Emile Victor, IPEV) and organised annually by the Climate Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research by Dr Renate Treffeisen on the AWI side